Zionsville Community High School
Encyclopedia
Zionsville Community High School (ZCHS) is a 4-year high school located in Boone County
, Zionsville
, Indiana
, United States
. The high school's current enrollment is 1,990 students as of the 2009-2010 school year.
The high school was established in 1885 and graduated its first class in 1888. At that time it was located in the second-floor chapel of "The Academy", a small, brick, school house built in 1867 on Walnut Hill. Today, that site is the home of Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library. In 1910, it was commissioned as Eagle Township High School. The Chapel building was torn down in 1922 and replaced in 1924. The gymnasium was finished in 1925.
The school remained at that location until 1968 when the first section of the current building was erected on Whitestown Road. In 1970, the name was changed to Zionsville Community High School, when a new school corporation, Eagle-Union Community School Corporation, was formed by the merger of Eagle and Union township schools. The old Eagle Township High School buildings were torn down in 1978, with the exception of the gymnasium. Called the "Varsity Gym" the school continued to use it as the home court of the boys basketball teams into the 1990s. It was torn down to make space for the library's expansion. In 1998 the new varsity gym, located at the Whitestown Road site, opened its doors for the first time. In 2003, the new performing arts center opened. The freshman center and aquatics center opened in 2005. At the end of the 2009 football season, the original football stadium was torn down and a new multi-purpose stadium opened in 2010. In 2011, the new baseball fields and soccer practice fields will open for the first time.
Oh Zionsville, we're all for you!
We will fight for the green and silver
For the glory of ZHS!
Never daunted, we cannot falter
In the battle, so tried and true,
Zionsville, oh Zionsville,
Oh Zionsville, We're all for you!
state championships:
In addition, the school's Quiz Bowl team won the Indiana State Quiz Bowl tournament in 2010 and 2011, as well as the National Academic Championship in 2010.
Boone County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 46,107 people, 17,081 households, and 12,810 families residing in the county. The population density was 109 people per square mile . There were 17,929 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...
, Zionsville
Zionsville, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,775 people, 3,063 households, and 2,407 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,512.9 people per square mile . There were 3,169 housing units at an average density of 546.4 per square mile...
, Indiana
Indiana
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, United States
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. The high school's current enrollment is 1,990 students as of the 2009-2010 school year.
The high school was established in 1885 and graduated its first class in 1888. At that time it was located in the second-floor chapel of "The Academy", a small, brick, school house built in 1867 on Walnut Hill. Today, that site is the home of Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library. In 1910, it was commissioned as Eagle Township High School. The Chapel building was torn down in 1922 and replaced in 1924. The gymnasium was finished in 1925.
The school remained at that location until 1968 when the first section of the current building was erected on Whitestown Road. In 1970, the name was changed to Zionsville Community High School, when a new school corporation, Eagle-Union Community School Corporation, was formed by the merger of Eagle and Union township schools. The old Eagle Township High School buildings were torn down in 1978, with the exception of the gymnasium. Called the "Varsity Gym" the school continued to use it as the home court of the boys basketball teams into the 1990s. It was torn down to make space for the library's expansion. In 1998 the new varsity gym, located at the Whitestown Road site, opened its doors for the first time. In 2003, the new performing arts center opened. The freshman center and aquatics center opened in 2005. At the end of the 2009 football season, the original football stadium was torn down and a new multi-purpose stadium opened in 2010. In 2011, the new baseball fields and soccer practice fields will open for the first time.
School song
Zionsville, oh Zionsville,Oh Zionsville, we're all for you!
We will fight for the green and silver
For the glory of ZHS!
Never daunted, we cannot falter
In the battle, so tried and true,
Zionsville, oh Zionsville,
Oh Zionsville, We're all for you!
Notable alumni
- Bill HodgesBill Hodges-Notes:Hodges is a member of the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame; the 1978-79 Men's Basketball Team were inducted in 1999. Hodges is a former golf coach, coaching the Armstrong Atlantic State University Pirates before moving to Indiana State. He is also a Vietnam-era veteran of the...
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- 2007 - Country music singer - Brad StevensBrad StevensBrad Stevens is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Butler University. He grew up in Zionsville, Indiana, where he starred on the Zionsville Community High School basketball team, setting four school records...
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men's basketball coach
State championships
Indiana High School Athletic AssociationIndiana High School Athletic Association
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state championships:
| Year | Sport |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Football AAA |
| 1996 | Football AAA |
| 2002 | Boys’ Golf |
| 2004 | Boys’ Golf |
| 2009 | Boys' Soccer |
In addition, the school's Quiz Bowl team won the Indiana State Quiz Bowl tournament in 2010 and 2011, as well as the National Academic Championship in 2010.